No longer unchanged

Thoughts in worship often lead to repentance and hopefully conversion. After Elijah experiences God on the mountain, he is unchanged! He repeats his complaint word for word, even after his experience on the mountain. Are we unchanged by our experiences with God?

The absolution is both a beginning and end. It can be an end to the sin that we finally let go of, and the beginning of newness; a new start, a change in our lives. Through the assurance and peace of the absolution, we don't have to remain unchanged.

We confirm our believing acceptance of God's forgiveness, grace, and love when we hear those words proclaimed to us. Encountering our Father in His sanctuary, the Creator of heaven and earth, our Deliverer and Savior, should impact how we leave.